A wildfire burning near the scenic Big Sur region on the California coast has grown to 30 square miles. Fire crews have made some gains against a massive wildfire burning in rugge.
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Some of the most famed coastline in California is under threat as wildfires continue to roar. The remains of a vehicle that burned with the Soberanes Fire in Palo Colorado Canyon on the northern Big Sur Coast on Tuesday July 26, 2016 in Big Sur, Calif. California’s signature parks along the Big Sur c.
Some evacuated residents were allowed to return to their homes Monday night, fire officials announced, with the exception of those living in areas still deemed too unsafe. When drones interfere with firefighting efforts, a wildfire has the potential to grow larger and cause more damage.
He said he could not immediately release more details, including how the death occurred.
The blaze could very easily crest the ridge and make a run toward some of the beloved campgrounds, lodges and redwoods nearer to the shore, officials said.
“The fire’s just doing what it wants right now”, U.S. Forest Service spokesman Nathan Judy said. A raging wildfire that forced thousands from their homes on the edge of Los Angeles continued to burn out of control Monday as frustrated fire officials said residents reluctant to heed evacuation orders made conditions more risky and destructive for their neighbors. The friend left, but Bresnick did not, Winter said.
The single fire fatality was identified on Tuesday as Robert Bresnick, 67, whose body was found Saturday inside a burned-out vehicle parked in a driveway, said Ed Winter, assistant chief Los Angeles County coroner.
Closures as of Tuesday in the major tourism destination include Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, Andrew Molera State Park and Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, among others.
Twenty percent of the fire had been contained, aided slightly by improving weather conditions and lighter vegetation in some areas, which offered hope of increased containment of the blaze.
Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby lamented the unwillingness of some residents to follow evacuation orders during the height of the battle against the flames, saying fire crews encountered residents while heading into the fire zone.
A week of triple-digit temperatures awaited the almost 3,000 firefighters battling flames in rugged terrain between Los Angeles and suburban Santa Clarita, where many homes are tucked into canyon lands. It was 40 percent contained.
Torlakson, the state’s superintendent of public instruction, is acting as the state’s chief executive because Gov. Jerry Brown who is at the Democratic National Convention with other top state officials, declared a state of emergency for the fire on Tuesday night.
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The declaration issued Tuesday frees up state resources and temporarily sets aside regulations for the firefight and the recovery.
